Per Regulation 16.H of the USATF 2021 Governance Handbook, the Law & Legislation Committee’s makeup is to be comprised as follows:
Makeup The committee shall consist of twenty-seven (27) members: three (3) members appointed by the Board Chair after the Board designates the Board Chair, three (3) members appointed by the President, one (1) member appointed by each of the eight (8) sport committees, the Associations Committee, the Coaches Advisory Committee, and the Officials Committee, one (1) emeritus non-voting member selected by the Law and Legislation committee, and nine (9) athlete members selected by the Actively Engaged Athlete delegates to USATF. Athlete members will equal at least one-third of the committee’s total authorized membership. At least half of those athlete members will be Ten Year Athletes; the remaining will be either Ten Year or Ten Year+ Athletes. In the event any of those selected athlete members no longer wishes to serve, the Athletes’ Commission may select a replacement, to serve until the next selection by the Actively Engaged Athlete delegates. In the event any of those selected athlete members is unable to attend a particular meeting of the Law & Legislation (L&L) Committee, the Athletes’ Commission may select a replacement to attend that meeting. The AC Chair shall notify the L&L Chair and the Diversity and Leadership Development Committee in writing of all replacements. The chair of the committee will be determined by an appointment, after the Board designates the Board Chair either (i) by the Board Chair in consultation with the President or (ii) solely by the President when also serving as the Board Chair, as applicable, from any voting member of the committee as defined in this subparagraph.
Associations
Board Chair Appointments
Coaches Advisory
Emeritus (Non-Voting)
Masters Long Distance Running
Masters Track & Field
Men's Long Distance Running
Men's Track & Field
Officials
Presidential Appointments
Race Walking
Women's Long Distance Running
Women's Track & Field
Youth